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Raw: December 7th, 2024

BATISTA. LASHLEY. TRIPLE H!? A SHOCKING RETURN and a Championship Match on RAW!

#Raw Fantasy Booking Wrestling: Universe Mode

WRESTLEMANIA 18 IN TWO WEEKS FROM SATURDAY!

🔴 Logan Paul vows to make Austin Theory relevant and viral at WrestleMania 18 and Theory connects with a failed punch that sends him to ringside: 8min*

**Coming up: Cody Rhodes is here! + Batista & Lashley under the same roof with Triple H! + Drew McIntyre vs. Grayson Waller and MORE!

🔻 BACKSTAGE: Grayson Waller suggests both Austin Theory and Logan Paul come on the Grayson Waller Effect next week instead of ATL or imPAULsive TV!

🔻 BACKSTAGE: Bianca Belair found unconscious backstage on Raw!?!

🔴 Jacy Jayne & Chelsea Green vs. Dakota Kai & IYO SKY (c) - WWE Women's Tag Titles Match: 6min*

Damage CTRL have a busy week as they set to defend their titles tonight and this Friday against Belair & Morgan on SmackDown!

Liv Morgan was at ringside, with Belair and Rodriguez noticeably missing, as Jayne & Green put up a fight to get Tag Team gold!

Dakota Kai & IYO SKY retain!

**Still to come: Finn Balor vs. Ricochet.

🔴 Drew McIntyre says the world changed but he did not in a confrontation with Edge before WrestleMania: 8min*

🔴 Drew McIntyre vs. NXT North American Champion Grayson Waller: 9min*

Grayson Waller has been instrumental in inciting more hatred between Drew McIntyre and Intercontinental Champion Edge as their match at WrestleMania gets closer.

Drew McIntyre picks no sides and will rip Grayson Waller to shreds!

Drew McIntyre wins.

🔻 BACKSTAGE: Liv Morgan finds Raquel Rodriguez unconscious and beaten down! Who is behind these attacks?!

🔴 Cody Rhodes gets interrupted by Legado del Fantasma as he prepares for a Face to Face with Roman Reigns this Friday: 10min*

🔴 Cody Rhodes vs. Santos Escobar w/ Legado del Fantasma: 12min*

Cody Rhodes in a WrestleMania test as his journey to finish the story nears its finale in less than two weeks at WrestleMania when he faces Roman Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Universal Title!

Cody Rhodes wins.

🔻 BACKSTAGE: The Man Becky Lynch invades Judgment Day's private lounge to launch a vengeful attack on SmackDown Women's Champion Rhea Ripley!

🔴 Asuka vs. Xia Li: 5min*

Asuka has evolved into a sadistic persona portrayed with her face painting as she goes one on one with Xia Li!

Asuka defeats Xia Li but Carmella strikes her with a superkick as soon as the bell rang and ran for shelter!

Asuka's promised revenge on Carmella has only gotten more fiery.

🔴 Rey Mysterio has enough and finally shoves Dominik Mysterio who disrespected his wife during Rey's Career Celebration: 8min*

🔴 Nia Jax returns to FBW and she drags Liv Morgan by her hair to the entranceway as Rousey & Baszler watch in disbelief! Was Nia Jax behind the ambush of Belair and Rodriguez earlier in the night too?: 6min*

Ronda Rousey was single handedly responsible for injuring Bianca Belair in a main event match at Extreme Rules several months ago and then went on to do the same thing for Raquel Rodriguez a month ago. Now, they've come back to hunt her and with the numbers game no longer in Rousey's favor, she's caught in a cycle of week-to-week beatdowns at the hands of the trio of Raquel, Bianca, and Liv.

However, a new power shifts the momentum as Nia Jax returns to FBW looking more dominant than ever! the former champion apparently eradicated both Bianca Belair and Raquel Rodriguez earlier in the night to finally squash Liv Morgan backstage and drag her to the entranceway as a showcase of dominance in the face of Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler.

🔴 Finn Balor w/ Judgment Day vs. Ricochet: 8min*

Finn Balor and Ricochet's animosity grew stronger now that Ricochet is set to face Batista at WrestleMania whereas Balor has yet to make it on the biggest spectacle in sports entertainment.

Finn Balor defeats Ricochet and The Judgment Day stand tall.

**NEXT WEEK: XXXXXXXXXX

⭕ MAIN EVENT: Triple H re-instates Bobby Lashley as he and Batista make official a WrestleMania clash: 17min*

In the escalating conflict between Bobby Lashley and Batista, tensions reached a breaking point when Lashley viciously attacked WWE authority figure Triple H in his office, leading to WWE's decision to suspend him for his actions. This suspension added to the already intense feud, leaving Lashley without a contract but the animosity between him and Batista still very much intact.

Two weeks ago on Raw episode marked a significant development as Batista made his long-awaited return to FBW and issued an open challenge for a match at WrestleMania to anyone in the FBW locker room. Ricochet returned to accept the challenge, setting the stage for an exciting clash between the two superstars. However, during Ricochet's address to the FBW Universe, chaos ensued as Bobby Lashley, now fired and with nothing to lose, invaded the show and ambushed Ricochet before security could intervene, leaving both men in a chaotic brawl. With Batista's return and Lashley's termination, the story took an even more dramatic turn, leaving fans eagerly anticipating the unfolding events in this explosive feud.

On tonight's episode, the tension escalated even further as Bobby Lashley and Batista were announced to be "under the same roof" with Triple H mediating talks between them. In an intense confrontation, Triple H reinstated Bobby Lashley in FBW, and a match was announced for WrestleMania in three weeks – Lashley vs. Batista. This surprising turn of events promises to add even more heat to an already intense storyline as it heads towards the highly anticipated WrestleMania showdown.